hi, everyone. i'm kate snow. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, thursday, october 6, 2022. major escalation, north korea fires more ballistic missiles towards japan why the u.s. is concerned and the potential next move. horror in california, a family found dead, among the victims an 8 month old child. spacey on trial. the jury has been seated in a civil case against the actor over allegations of sexual

misconduct while the charges he's not facing are making headlines themselves. americans are digging deeper into their wallets to pay for gas. how high the prices might climb and what's causing it. fears are growing, north korea may be on the verge of a major military escalation. on tuesday, north korea conducted the longest range missile test ever, sending a nuclear capable ballistic missile nearly 3,000 miles over japan. >> the u.s. redeployed a warship to north korea. north korea saw that as threatening and launched two in ballistic missiles towards japan. this marks the sixth missile launch in two weeks. >> let's bring in a local journalist in tokyo. talk to us about what leaders in

japan are doing now in response to these launches. >> reporter: there's serious posturing going on tonight at the fortified border between north and south korea. the japanese prime minister spoke with his south korean counterpart earlier today. and the two are saying security cooperation is critical for the region. the conversation itself is significant because it's the first call that the two have had since the south korean president took office in may and relations between south korea and japan have been very, very difficult in recent years. the tone from the japanese government really changed on tuesday when a missile flew right over japan. i think for many of us who live here and have grown almost immune to these tests from north korea, tuesday really was a wake up call. so there was a call with u.s. president joe biden on tuesday and the two agreed to boost

deterrent capabilities as well. >> people wonder how concerned we should be. will there b days, what threats could it pose to neighboring countries? i know they were saying they could reach u.s. territory in